While much of the NFT market was struggling in 2025, the Tezos The arts ecosystem had one of its strongest years yet. More than 500,000 NFTs were sold as museums, artists, and institutions continued to build on Tezos.
Key Takeaways
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More than 500,000 NFTs were sold in the Tezos art ecosystem by 2025
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Museum partnerships introduced blockchain art to more than 243,000 visitors
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Global art events strengthened Tezos’ cultural credibility
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Education programs focused on the long-term onboarding of artists
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Institutional acquisitions and artist sales indicated resilience
Museum partnerships anchored institutional adoption
More than 243,000 visitors were exposed to blockchain-based art thanks to the extensive collaboration between the Tezos Foundation and the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI). Since the first exhibition in June 2024, MoMI’s Herbert S. Schlosser Media Wall has served as a visible access point for artworks on the chain.
In 2025, the collaboration expanded to an annual program with twelve artists. Each artist used FA2 smart contracts as part of their creative process. MoMI also introduced a free coin station, which visitors could access making wallets and minted NFTs for the first time.
The partnership also launched the FA2 Fellowship to support artists and developers working with Tezos smart contracts. Designed as both an educational and practical initiative, the Fellowship provides structured training on FA2 contracts to integrate blockchain fluidity into artistic workflows. The program runs until January 2027.
“Contingent” by James Bloom and Gottfried Jäger.
Global art events strengthened the cultural presence
Art on Tezos had a strong presence at major international art events. At NFT Paris, digital art pioneer Kiki Picasso gave a live demonstration using an original 1980s Quantel Paintbox, a historic tool used in early digital art and the MTV logo.
The “Paintboxed – Tezos World Tour” expanded that moment across New York, Miami, Paris and Basel during Art Basel. Thousands have experienced digital art history alongside contemporary blockchain-native works.
The biggest activation was Art on Tezos Berlina three-day festival that attracted more than 700 international visitors. The event intertwined the legacy of generative art with groundbreaking innovation in AI and interactive formats, bridging traditional creative disciplines with emerging technologies.
These global activations also served as powerful onboarding moments. Tens of thousands of visitors participated in Tezos-powered exhibitions, many of whom created their first digital artwork through hands-on experiences.
At Paris Photo, Artverse curated a booth with Niceaunties, Grant Yun, Reuben Wu, Shavonne Wong, Emi Kusano and Genesis Kai. Several released work on Tezos for the first time, with sales handled through objkt one.
Education and sales characterize market resilience
Education remained a core focus, acting as a bridge between emerging creators and blockchain tools. In August, the Tezos Foundation partnered with the Processing Foundation to produce a global series of tutorials for p5.js 2.0, which will expand access to creative coding education.
The institutional trust was reflected in various sales and acquisitions. The Francisco Carolinum acquired TeleNFT works that were first shown at Art on Tezos Berlin.
Artist Qubibi’s hello worlda live-coded generative work created and manipulated through code in real time, sold for 62,000 tez, highlighting how new forms of procedural creativity are gaining interest from collectors. Previously Mario Klingemann’s AI-generated music video Triggernometry sold for 43,000 tez during the Digital Art Mile.
As 2025 draws to a close, Tezos stands out for making measurable progress during a difficult year for NFTs – anchored not in speculation, but in education, institutional engagement and groundbreaking artistic expression.